December can be a busy month, not least for music-makers and those hoping to catch them in action as part of a festive concert or performance. We’ve rounded up some dates for your diary to help guide you through a selection of the events that might be coming up in your area…

Ukes4Youth is Music Generation Leitrim’s cross border project for teenagers, which has been developed with partners Enniskillen Royal Grammar School and Carrigallen Vocational School under Leitrim County Council’s Peace IV programme.

A New Orleans-style brass ensemble emerging from Cork’s Barrack Street Band in partnership with Music Generation Cork City, ‘Rebel Brass’ will raise the roof on RTÉ studios on Friday 30 November in Dublin when they perform on the 2018 Late Late Toy Show!

On Saturday, 24th November, 15 young musicians from Music Generation Offaly/Westmeath travelled to Maynooth where they showcased their talents as part of the University’s open day activities alongside leading Irish musicians and composers